Word: plane
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Propellor-driven plane rides, nauseating bus-trips, broken hot tubs and cold showers follow as the owner makes it as hard as possible for the team...
...Reagan Administration's agreement ran into turbulence during two of Bush's National Security Council sessions in mid-March. Outspoken opponents included White House chief of staff John Sununu, a former engineering professor, who argued that the U.S. risked losing the technological edge represented by the plane's so-called source codes, which coordinate its electronic features. The doubters were joined by Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher, who says he wanted to ensure that "this aviation technology, which has taken so many years of blood, sweat, tears and money to develop, did not instantly allow our biggest competitor to catch...
...Edward Bursk, chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association of America's International Council, told Congress last month he thought the agreement was fair. Said Bursk: "The U.S. technology involved in FSX is at a reasonable level and under U.S. Government control," adding that Japan could build a comparable plane by itself...
...time this three-hour flight of fancy floats into its finale--complete with a duel and the usual matchmaking--the audience is more than ready to get off the plane. The ungainly plot and romantic leads nearly sink the fantastic minor players and amusing slapstick comedy. In the end, though, the levity and enthusiasm pull through and keep the show from crashing...
...national news agency, said the plane saw several Soviet planes and vessels, apparently part of a Soviet rescue operation in the area, which is in international waters...